Kite spot on water · Cape Verde

Ponta Preta

Name: Ponta Preta
Address: CV

Riders have kited it in NE.

Show on the map16.6059, -22.9284

Works in: NE
Nearest airport: SIDAmílcar Cabral International Airport, 15 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

worksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

Approximate location, based on the place name riders used. We don't have the exact launch yet, please send it with the form below.

From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: Requires confidence in offshore and side-off winds and big waves.

Watch out for

Big waves and offshore or side-off wind.Facebook group Kiting - spolujízda 2025

Conditions

Big but clean waves; the wind is offshore or side-off.Facebook group Kiting - spolujízda 2025

In riders' own words

„vitr je temer vzdy ze SV“
„otazka je jak se citis na off shore pripadne side off . pokud z toho mas strach tak jedine ti zbyva ta kite beach u zoufalcu“
„dal ponta preta ale velky vlny. zato krasny. ponta leme, alibaba je toho hodne. otazka je jak se citis na off shore pripadne side off“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

14.8Jan7.6

15.0Feb7.7

14.2Mar7.3

14.3Apr7.4

14.2May7.3

12.6Jun6.5

9.7Jul5.0

9.2Aug4.7

10.5Sep5.4

11.6Oct6.0

12.4Nov6.4

13.5Dec6.9

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	14.8 knots · 7.6 m/s
February	15.0 knots · 7.7 m/s
March	14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
April	14.3 knots · 7.4 m/s
May	14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
June	12.6 knots · 6.5 m/s
July	9.7 knots · 5.0 m/s
August	9.2 knots · 4.7 m/s
September	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
October	11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s
November	12.4 knots · 6.4 m/s
December	13.5 knots · 6.9 m/s

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Sources: Riders' reports in public kite groups on Facebook (Kiting - spolujízda). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.